Seven schools that I wrote for from last year have verbally committed to a show for 2019 over the past week. Overall, that adds up to 22 schools for the upcoming year. They are: Coahoma HS, Coahoma, TX Stafford HS, Stafford, TX Sweeny HS, Sweeny, TX Columbia HS, West Columbia, TX Van Vleck HS, Van…
Midwest Clinic, Day 3 – Epilogue I left Chicago at noon today and was home at 4:30pm. There was very little going on as I was leaving the hotel today; most had already left. This was a great trip that I got a lot out of. I plan to do this again in the future…
Midwest Clinic – Day 2 On the final day of my journey to the Midwest Clinic, this morning I went to one more clinic, saw the US Air Force Airmen of Note, walked through the exhibit hall one more time and visited with Drew Farmer and MSC again, and closed the day watching Keith Brion…
Midwest Clinic, Day 0 I got to the hotel in Chicago around 5pm which was a little too late to go to the clinic and exhibit hall. I took the “L” (elevated train) to the Loop in Chicago and the Magnificent Mile. I had dinner at Ditka’s restaurant and had a good time. That I…
One final congratulations for the season goes to the Louise High School band who won Best in Class and finished 12th overall at the US Bands Western Edition Finals held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington this past weekend. Kasey Chitmon and the band have come a long way in three years. Some really good stuff.
The record tying 13th show that received a 1st division for 2018 happened today. They are: Hawley High School, Region 6, Freddy Verastegui, Director Program: Chicago by Mike Story This has been a great run and it continues Saturday with a record 9 bands at area contests.
Tomorrow is Super Saturday and 20 bands that I wrote for will be going to their University Interscholastic League (UIL) Regional Contests. I have a bands that will be going from as far east as Nacogdoches to as far west as Odessa, from as far north as Amarillo to as far south as Corpus Christi.…
For those interested, I will be in Edna this Saturday to watch 11 of the bands that I wrote for. I will be with Columbia a lot that day as well as UIL the next week. I have all the bands UIL schedules: 10-13 Sabinal 1:45pm @ Hondo (Region 11) 10-20 Danbury 10:15am @ El…
Wolfson High School from Jacksonville, Florida, becomes the 27th show completed for 2018. Wolfson was the first out of the state of Texas show that I did and this is our 5th year together. So, who will be the last show? Sabinal and Rice are done with their charting so this whole thing should be…
Pasadena High School from Pasadena, Texas, becomes the 26th show completed for 2018. Pasadena is the largest school and the 2nd largest band that I write for. Two shows, Sabinal HS and Wolfson HS are charted and are awaiting approval. Rice HS will have their closer started tonight.